Of Innocence and Experience Kristian Ofstad Lindberg

• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178:
• 1 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178: I. Lento assai - Allegro energico 12:10
• 2 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178: II. Andante sostenuto 07:17
• 3 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178: III. Allegro energico - Andante sostenuto - Lento assai 11:05
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Kinderszenen, Op. 15:
• 4 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen 01:34
• 5 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 2. Kuriose Geschichte 01:18
• 6 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 3. Hasche-Mann 00:37
• 7 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 4. Bittendes Kind 00:58
• 8 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 5. Glückes genug 01:21
• 9 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 6. Wichtige Begebenheit 00:57
• 10 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 7. Träumerei 02:48
• 11 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 8. Am Kamin 01:05
• 12 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd 00:41
• 13 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 10. Fast zu ernst 01:58
• 14 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 11. Fürchtenmachen 01:46
• 15 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 12. Kind im Einschlummern 01:55
• 16 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 13. Der Dichter spricht 02:22
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 «Appassionata»:
• 17 Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 «Appassionata»: I. Allegro assai 10:08
• 18 Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 «Appassionata»: II. Andante con moto 06:52
• 19 Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 «Appassionata»: III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto 08:37
• Total Runtime 01:15:29

Info for Of Innocence and Experience

The title of this recording is inspired by the painter and poet William Blake's collection of poems, Songs of Innocence and of Experience. It is a title that lends itself well to the pieces presented here, exploring as they do themes of light and darkness, life and death, angelic purity and demonic passion. These works are among those most frequently performed by pianists and they have each long been a central part of my own repertoire. They are however, compositions rich enough in their expression to be able to carry a steady stream of new interpretations; interpretations that together constitute a continually changing tradition.

Kristian Ofstad Lindberg, piano

Kristian Ofstad Lindberg
was born in Oslo in 1980 and began performing widely as a pianist from a young age. In 1997 he won the Norwegian Young Pianists Competition and the following year represented Norway in the Eurovision Young Musicians competition in Vienna. Since then Lindberg has been a prizewinner in several competitions, including taking first prize in Oslo’s International Concours Grieg competition in 2007 and winning the Levin prize in 2012.

In 2007 Lindberg completed a soloist’s diploma at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, where he studied with Einar Steen-Nøkleberg. He has also studied with Jens Harald Bratlie, Laszlo Simon at the Universität der Künste, Berlin, and Désiré N’Kaoua at the Ecole Normale de Musique, Paris. In 2019, he completed his doctoral research project, The Orchestral Piano, at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.

Lindberg has performed as a soloist around the world, including at the Berlin Konzerthaus, Carnegie Hall in New York and Wigmore Hall in London, and the Kyotofuritsu Fumin Hall. In 2010 he released the CD, Blank Spaces, featuring solo piano pieces by young Norwegian composers.

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